Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Texas Enacts ‘Anti-Sharia’ Law

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law House Bill 45, more
commonly known as “American Laws for American Courts,” or ALAC. It
prohibits the use of any foreign law in the state’s courts, specifically
in family cases that involve marriage or parent-child relationship
matters.

One of the bill’s co-authors Representative Jeff Leach (R-Plano)
thanked the governor, who signed HB 45 on Wednesday. Leach called the
law “vitally important bill to further safeguard and protect our
Constitutional rights!” In the last legislative session, Leach authored
the comparable yet unsuccessful ALAC measure, House Bill 562.